Blackstone, OpenAI, Unions Launch Data Center Alliance — SkimNews
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- Blackstone, OpenAI, QTS, and SoftBank partnered with key US unions to launch the American Infrastructure Alliance, targeting data center standards by 2027.
- The coalition groups AI companies, private equity firms, and labor unions who are "looking beyond 2026 in the data center debate" and "banding together," per Axios.
Why it matters: The alliance pairs AI and private-equity heavyweights with organized labor — historically opposing camps — to write data center rules on a 2027 timeline, signaling that the buildout has scaled enough to warrant self-imposed industry standards rather than waiting for government regulation.
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